Apply historical thinking to understand the creation and development of North Carolina and the United States.
8.H.1.1
Construct charts, graphs, and historical narratives
to explain particular events or issues.
8.C&G.1
Analyze how democratic ideals shaped government in NorthCarolina and the United States.
8.C&G.1.1
Summarize democratic ideals expressed in local,state, and national government (e.g. limitedgovernment, popular sovereignty, separation ofpowers, republicanism, federalism and individualrights).
8.C&G.1.2
Evaluate the degree to which democratic idealsare evident in historical documents from NorthCarolina and the United States (e.g. theMecklenburg Resolves, the Halifax Resolves, theDeclaration of Independence, the Articles ofConfederation, the Bill of Rights and theprinciples outlined in the US Constitution andNorth Carolina Constitutions of 1776, 1868 and1971).
8.C&G.1.4
Analyze access to democratic rights and freedomsamong various groups in North Carolina and theUnited States (e.g. enslaved people, women, wageearners, landless farmers, American Indians,African Americans and other ethnic groups).
8.H.2
Understand the ways in which conflict, compromise and negotiation have shaped North Carolina and the United States.
8.H.2.3
Summarize the role of debate, compromise, andnegotiation during significant periods in the
history of North Carolina and the United States.
8.H.2.1
Explain the impact of economic, political, social, and military conflicts (e.g. war, slavery, states’rights and citizenship and immigration policies)
on the development of North Carolina and the
United States.
8.H.3
Understand the factors that contribute to change and continuity in North Carolina and the United States.
8.H.3.1
Explain how migration and immigration contributed to the development of North Carolina and the United States from colonization to contemporary times (e.g westward movement, African slavery, Trail of Tears, theh Great Migration and Ellis and Angel Island.
8.H.3.3
Explain how individuals and groups haveinfluenced economic, political and social change in North Carolina and the United States.
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Mine Eyes Have Seen by Ann Rinaldi
8C.1
Understand how different cultures influenced North Carolina and the United States.
8.C.1.1
Explain how influences from Africa, Europe, and the Americas impacted North Carolina and theUnited States (e.g. Columbian exchange, slaveryand the decline of the American Indian
opulations).
to explain particular events or issues.
history of North Carolina and the United States.
and military conflicts (e.g. war, slavery, states’rights and citizenship and immigration policies)
on the development of North Carolina and the
United States.
Mine Eyes Have Seen by Ann Rinaldi
the Americas impacted North Carolina and theUnited States (e.g. Columbian exchange, slaveryand the decline of the American Indian
opulations).